What is LINE WORKS used for?

LINE WORKS is a business chat and collaboration suite from LINE with mail, contacts, calendar and drive in an interface similar to the LINE messenger. It is a good fit for retail and logistics teams coordinating by chat, and companies replacing consumer messengers for work.

Yes. LINE WORKS has a free plan, and paid plans start at ¥540 per seat per month.

Is LINE WORKS open source?

No. LINE WORKS is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to LINE WORKS include Twake Legacy, Rocket.Chat and Mattermost.

What are some alternatives to LINE WORKS?

LINE WORKS competes with Slack, Microsoft Teams and Lark. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source LINE WORKS alternatives.

LINE WORKS: features, pricing and alternatives

About LINE WORKS

LINE WORKS is a business chat and collaboration suite from LINE, designed to look and feel like the consumer LINE messenger. Teams use it for messaging on mobile and PC, and it can connect with LINE users outside the company.

Beyond chat the suite includes mail, contacts, a board for sharing notices, a calendar for tracking team schedules, drive storage for files and a form tool for surveys. A central admin console handles member management, permission settings and usage review, and the vendor describes security features for lost devices and data leakage along with continuous security monitoring.

LINE WORKS is hosted commercial software with a published pricing page. The vendor publishes solution pages for retail, beauty, logistics, construction, education, medical, nursing, IT and enterprise customers, along with customer stories and a blog.

Key features

Business chat with LINE-style stamps
Mail, contacts and calendar in one app
Board for sharing company notices
Drive file storage
Form tool for surveys
Admin console for permissions and usage
Chat with external LINE users

Good fit for

→Retail and logistics teams coordinating by chat
→Companies replacing consumer messengers for work

Tags: team-chat; business-chat; collaboration; line; mail; calendar; file-sharing; admin-console

LINE WORKS: questions and answers

What is LINE WORKS used for?: LINE WORKS is a business chat and collaboration suite from LINE with mail, contacts, calendar and drive in an interface similar to the LINE messenger. It is a good fit for retail and logistics teams coordinating by chat, and companies replacing consumer messengers for work.
Is LINE WORKS free?: Yes. LINE WORKS has a free plan, and paid plans start at ¥540 per seat per month.
Is LINE WORKS open source?: No. LINE WORKS is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to LINE WORKS include Twake Legacy, Rocket.Chat and Mattermost.
What are some alternatives to LINE WORKS?: LINE WORKS competes with Slack, Microsoft Teams and Lark. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source LINE WORKS alternatives.